Residence patterns, group characteristics, and association patterns of bottlenose dolphins near Sanibel Island, Florida

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Shane, Shane H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SANIBEL ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 4444294638     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2201.01     Document Type: Article

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